Collected on this day...

Collected on April 21, 1945, this specimen was found in by Leroy Henry at Second Hollow Woods, near 7th Street Extension, New Kensington, PA. As curator, Leroy Henry was an influential figure in botany at the museum. He collected over 36,000 specimens, or nearly 7% of the herbarium!

Perhaps best recognized by its memorable dissected leaves and light purple flowers, Geranium maculatum, known as wild geranium, is native to woodlands across the eastern United States. The “geraniums” commonly planted in gardens are in the same plant family, but different genus.